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Proposition 16

A raucous election night scene at Manny's in San Francisco's Mission District. (Photo/Devlin Shand)
Posted inNews

Local results: Jewish-backed props failing, Jewish incumbents reelected

by Gabriel Greschler November 4, 2020November 10, 2020

Updated Nov. 5 at 1:37 p.m. California voters Tuesday night rejected several propositions backed by local Jewish organizations, while a number of Bay Area Jewish politicians kept their seats or […]

Students admitted to UC Berkeley under affirmative action policies implemented in the university's Educational Opportunity Program, ca. 1985. (Photo/Courtesy UC Berkeley)
Posted inEditorial

Affirming the need for equal opportunity: Yes on Prop. 16

by J. Editorial Board October 29, 2020October 29, 2020
Pro-affirmative action protesters carry signs about Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, a Supreme Court case regarding affirmative action at UC Davis, as they march before the federal court house in Foley Square in New York City on June 30, 1978. (Photo/AP)
Posted inNews

Jewish orgs back Prop. 16 despite complicated history with affirmative action

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 26, 2020October 30, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address in the Capitol, Jan. 20, 2015. (Photo/JTA-Bill Clark-CQ Roll Call-Getty Images)
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Don’t call them ‘concentration camps’; Closer look at Props. 15-17; RBG’s legacy; best bagels in the Bay

by J. Readers October 15, 2020October 15, 2020
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Equity, justice and fairness — state propositions that address all three

David Newman by David Newman October 6, 2020October 7, 2020

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